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Transparent Solar Panels for Windows
The latest technology to enter the world of solar power is photovoltaic (PV) glass, also known as transparent solar panels. This technology can create windows that develop power where windows already exists, like businesses, our homes, car windows & sunroofs, and even smartphones.
The first group to create this type of clear solar panel in 2014 was the group of researchers at Michigan State University, and now researchers elsewhere in the United States and in Europe have been able to produce fully transparent solar glass.
How They Work
The job of a solar panel is to absorb sunlight and convert that sunlight into power.
This new technology can turn essentially any glass sheet or window into a PV cell. This cell selectively chooses a portion of the solar spectrum that the human eye can’t see, while allowing the rest of the light to pass through.
The TLSC is orginated from organic salts that absorb specific invisible UV and infrared light wavelengths which are then made to glow as another invisible wavelength. That wavelength is then transferred to the edge of the window where thin PV solar strips convert it into energy.
A New Breakthrough
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